The venture was set up by Alan Burrell (formerly a staff member of the Asian Development Bank, Manila) and Burmese wife Khin Soe Tin (aka Suzie), formerly a ‘special education’ specialist at the International School, Manila.

Puerto Galera Villas is mainly Alan& Suzie's retirement hobby. The Boathouse was built in 1999 and completed early 2000 while the Oceanside Villa was built in 2007 and occupied early in 2008. Special emphasis was placed on innovative and unconventional design and maximizing local construction techniques and materials.

Two luxurious ocean side villas on the edge of secluded Dalaruan Cove, which is an offshoot of the main Puerto Galera Bay. The Villas can be rented individually or together. The Oceanside Villa has six bedrooms while the Boathouse has four to five bedrooms, all with en suite facilities....

Great Villa and great people

“ Excellent ”

October 8, 2012

We are 2 families with young children who visited the upper Villa on September 2012. The villa has an excellent location above the water though there is no real beach at the villa. The staff is very friendly and helpful and compensated for the lack of beach by taking us to wherever we wanted to go using their Bangka. The fully equipped villa is clean and well kept, and is suitable for a group as it contains a large salon and and excellent dining area on the magnificent terrace. There is a large variety of activities around Puerto Galera, with snorkeling and diving on the top list. There is a great reef with giant clams about 400m from the villa which is easily accessible using the Villa's kayak or Bangka. The owners are also very nice and helpful.